In designing his corner terrace house, a nature lover and interior designer puts a creative spin to the phrase ‘living with nature’.
20 January 2023
Home Type: 3-storey corner terrace
Floor Area: 2,250sqft
Text by Janice Seow
When interior designer Raymond Seow purchased this corner terrace house, he saw the opportunity to push the envelope in his interpretation of ‘living with nature’.
“Since this is a home for my own family, I decided that it was a good chance to experiment with different materials and their applications,” says Raymond. As a nature lover, the founder of interior design firm Free Space Intent wanted to find novel ways of bringing greenery into the home and dissolving the line between the indoors and out. At the same time, the spaces needed to feel cosy and inviting.
The three-storey corner terrace house was 26 years old and in its original condition, and so the designer decided that the entire space had to be redone with new fittings and tile work. The existing staircase though, was kept and repainted.
Free Space Intent is known for their colourful and avant-garde interiors, and Raymond’s family home bears the same signature where nature-inspired spaces are given a colourful spin.
“We chose to use a lot of natural looking elements, such as rustic wood-look laminates, pebble washed features and cement screed walls. We also built a tropical forest-like landscape between the living and dining area,” says the designer. Colourful furnishings and sculptural pendant lamps bring vibrancy and a sense of playfulness into the space, while colour changing lights enable the family to set different atmospheres and moods in the home.
The theme of nature continues with furniture and structures bearing organic curves. The family can enjoy their version of a lush tropical rainforest when they gather at the 8-feet-long rain tree dining table situated in the open plan common space on ground level, with colourful pendant lamps coming down like drops of water from above.
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